The CVK announces a repeat vote at polling station 969 in the 15th Saeima elections

The Central Election Commission has announced a repeat vote at polling station 969. The decision was formalized as order No. 02-01.4/5, titled “On the organization of a repeat vote at polling station 969,” and announced in the official publication Latvijas Vēstnesis on October 8, 2026, in issue No. 194 (OP 2026/194). The publication is included in the INSTITUTIONS section under the institution Central Election Commission.

What is being announced and where

• Publishing institution: Central Election Commission
• Document type: order
• Official reference: No. 02-01.4/5
• Subject: organization of a repeat vote at polling station 969
• Publication: Latvijas Vēstnesis, October 8, 2026, No. 194, OP 2026/194
• Publication location: INSTITUTIONS section

Context: Organization of the 15th Saeima elections

The September and October 2026 decisions of the Central Election Commission published in Latvijas Vēstnesis relate to the organization of the 15th Saeima elections. These include amendments to the list of polling stations, approval of polling station commissions established abroad, the distribution of funds to polling stations, and issues regarding voting procedures.

• No. 64 (September 8, 2026) — Amendments to the list of Latvian polling stations
• No. 65 and instruction No. 17 (September 8, 2026) — Approval of instructions and the procedure for extending voting time
• No. 67, No. 68, No. 69 (September 18, 2026) — Amendments to the list of polling stations and approval of polling station commissions established abroad
• No. 70 (September 21, 2026) — Amendments to the decision on the establishment of polling stations abroad
• No. 75 and No. 76 (October 2, 2026) — Distribution of funds to polling stations for the organization of the 2026 Saeima elections
• No. 79 and No. 80 (October 6, 2026) — Amendment to the list of polling stations and the opening of ballot boxes

Related documents in the same issue

In the same issue of Latvijas Vēstnesis, No. 194, two more orders were published under the Central Election Commission:

• No. 02-01.4/4 — “On the sending of voter lists and smartphones to the Central Election Commission”
• No. 02-01.4/6 — “On the actions to be taken when counting votes at polling station No. 112”

Why this is important

The announcement of a repeat vote is an official act by which voting in a specific polling station is repeated; therefore, it directly affects the rights of voters in polling station 969 and the election outcome of the respective district. Publication in Latvijas Vēstnesis is the official method of notification, through which the decision becomes publicly available and binding. Simultaneously published orders regarding voter lists and the procedure for counting votes in another polling station indicate that the Central Election Commission is resolving several issues related to the voting process in a single issue.

Official Source

• Latvijas Vēstnesis, October 8, 2026, No. 194 (OP 2026/194), INSTITUTIONS section
• Central Election Commission Order No. 02-01.4/5 “On organizing a repeat vote in polling station 969”
• Document file: vestnesis-2026-10-08-194.full.md